- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12266-DB CCC No. 829 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 829 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI L KRISHNAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS FORMER STATE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA R/AT NO. 4876/5 CHIKKANNA LAYOUT NELAMANGALA TOWN BANGALORE RURAL - 562 123. …COMPLAINANT (BY SMT. ANITHA K, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. PRASANNA KUMAR P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MS. PUNYA SALILA SRIVASTAVA SECRETARY TO GOVT. OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ROOM NO. 156-A, NIRMAN BHAVAN NEW DELHI - 110011. 2. DR S.S. SALIMATH ADDL. DIRECTOR CGHS, BANGALORE OFFICE OF THE AD CGHS 3RD FLOOR, E WING KENDRIYA SADAN KORAMANGALA BANGALORE 560034. Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12266-DB CCC No. 829 of 2025 3. DR A.C. HAZARIKA ADDL. DY DIRECTOR GENERAL (HQ) MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF CENTRAL GOVT. HEALTH SCHEME (CGHS-III) ROOM 342 A, NIRMAN BHAWAN NEW DELHI-110011. 4. SMT. ROLI SINGH SECRETARY TO GOVT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ROOM NO. 157-A, NIRMAN BHAVAN NEW DELHI-110011. 5. NAHID ANJUM UNDER SECRETARY TO GOVT. OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS (AR) ROOM NO. 610, 6TH FLOOR 1ST GATE, MS BUILDING BANGALORE-560001. 6. SHRI A. P. DAS JOSHI ADDL. SECRETARY TO GOVT OF INDIA DEPT. OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS NO. 193, NORTH BLOCK NEW DELHI-110001. …ACCUSED 7. STATE GOVT. OF KARNATAKA MINISTRY OF HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND FAMILY WELFARE VIDHANA SOUDHA OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560001 ...PROFORMA RESPONDENT (BY SRI. KUMAR M N., CGSPC FOR ACCUSED 1 TO 4 & 6; SRI. S H RAGHAVENDRA, AGA FOR ACCUSED 5 & 7) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12266-DB CCC No. 829 of 2025 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 R/W ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYS THAT TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING WILLFULLY DISOBEYED THE FINAL ORDER DATED 08.07.2024 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WRIT APPEAL NO.1556/2023 C/W CCC NO.1154/2023 PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE - A AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The complainant has filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of an order dated 08.07.2024 passed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Writ Appeal No.1556/2023 (S- RES) c/w Civil Contempt Petition No.1154/2023. 2. In terms, of the said order, the appeal was dismissed and the accused were directed to comply with the order dated 21.06.2023 passed in W.P.No.21507/2021. In terms of the said order, the learned Single Judge has held that it was mandatory on the part of the authority to extent medical treatment and hospital facilities to the complainant. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12266-DB CCC No. 829 of 2025 3. A memo has been filed which indicates that CGHS card has been issued to the complainant. 4. In view of the above, the complaint is closed 5. All pending applications are also disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE Vmb List No.: 1 Sl No.: 21